High-angle ordnance



Aug. 7; 1923.

Filed May 21 1923 O an 'w ih the ol 10 fication.

c m i 1 clearly understood and readilyv carried into "AR'rHiIR eeevoeimw m AND GEORGE Thomas? lie-exam; or lwusmm cma,

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f Applicationfiled May 21, 1923.; Serial No; 640,569. a l V 3 v To all who m residingratvi'ckers"House, Broadwa West,-

'minster, in the county of London, ngland,"

have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in or Relatin to High Angl e Owingis a spec1 This invention relates to dangle ordnance in whichthe} gun trunmons are arranged as close as is practicable to; the

V a 1 breech end "of the. gun in order to -reduce 1 the height of thetrunnions from'the base;

of the mounting and inwhich the preponderating weight-f the portion of the gun in "front of the gun trunnions is balanced by so arranging the weight of the parts situated a behind the trunnions that the turning moment exerted thereby is equal or substantially equalto that of the parts situated 7 in front of the trunnions.

c According to the present invention the H casing containing the run-out spr ng (or the pneumaticrun-o'ut cylinder when this is used in place of the said spring) is arranged .to protrude considerably to the rearof the breech face of the gun and to serve as the longitudinal pivot of a rocking loading tray by which ammunition is carriedfinto, the loading position behindthe gun. In the preferred construction there are two of the aforesaid casings orl cylinders and'the loading trayis pivotedupon one of'them be;

tween ar'balance weight (which is carried transversely "by the rear parts of said cas ings or cylinders) and a portionofi'the cradle situated behind the trunnions;

Inorder that the said invention may be effect, the same willynow be'described more fullywith reference to' the accompanying drawings, in which c e Figure l is a side elevation, of the rear portion of a gun showing a constructional form of our invention, and

#Figure 2 is a rear elevation ofFigurel."

Ais the gun, B is thecradlecarrying two Bait-known hat zwe, ARTHURfTREvO RI DAWSON and GEORGE, THOMAS BUOKHAFMT, both subjects of the King Of",GI6&l 'J'-'B1fll3&ll1 V casings B B containing the run-out springs, 'C ispartof the carriage in which 1 the cradle is trunnionedand D isthe'load ing tray. Thesaidgcasings B jB extend, considerably to. the rear of the breech end fth gun and are arranged below the 5311s of the gun symmetrically on each side of a front surface and-the rear surface of a portion b-of thecradle situated behind the 'trunnions; :In this space is situated a plate D which carries the loading tray D at its upperend and which has two sleeves D D rotatably surrounding thelleft-hand casing B Rigidly iconnected to. the casing be,--

tween thesaid sleeves is a member 6 havin a projection 79 against which the plate D 1 bears when the loading tray is moved to the receiving of the gun;

V i position out of the path of recoil The above described construction can equally well be used in guns having pneu- )matic run-out'cylinders instead of springs.

lVhat we claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In high angle ordnance, the combination of amember of the 'ru'n-outgapparatus extending considerably to thexrear of the breech end of the gun' and a rocking loading tray mounted to pivot directly on said extending member; 1 a

2. In high angle ordnance, the combina tion of a member of therun-out apparatus extending considerably to the rear ofthe "breech end of the gun, a weighton the'rear part ofysaid extending member and a rock,-

ing loading tray mounted to pivot directly on said extending member in front of said weight.

3. In high angle ordnance, the combinaextending considerably to the rear of the breech end ofthe gun, a portion of the gun" gc'radle situated behindthe trunnions, aweight on the rearpart of said extending, member and arockifng loadihgtray mounted to pivot directly on said extending member betweensaid;cradle portion and said weight.

.. 4. In high angleordnance, thefcombination of a member of the run-out apparatus.

tion of a casing of the run-out apparatus extending considerably to the rear of the a breech end the and amoeking load- 5. In high angle ordnance, the combinatignwof a casing i the runout apparatus extending. considerably 56i 'thev rear of "the breechfend of theg'u'n; a weight on the rear part of said extending casing'and eroeking f loadingtray mounted to pivot directly qnf said extending easing; in: fr ont, Of 'SBJlidj Weight; V

"a Weight on {the rear part of Seideiitending V rcesin-g i-a nd & rocking lpadingimy mounted i tdfpiiiot difectlylfhn seidfexfieridmg easing "between said cradle portion and said Weight;

7, 11; high anglenolid a qe.,dtl. cembinati n' o twd dasi g i f theme-out app r u 1 7 extending considerably "to the rearfbf the :breeeh endof the gun; a; portion "of the gun 'cradle isituated behind the gun t'runnions,

a'weight. on the rear. parfi of Said extending c'sls 'g s'btwen saiderzidle' ortion and said weight-i,"

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casing and a rocking loeding'tray mo mted to i'rpivo t direcitly' ononeofsaidextending 1 

